You have probably heard the expression，“It’s raining cats and dogs outside．”That means 16 it’s raining very hard I not that 17 cats and dogs are falling from the 18 ．However，one day in June，1882，it really did rain 19 over Dubuque，Iowa．The frogs 20 falling along with hailstones(冰雹)during a 21 storm．
Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are 22 by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air．There the raindrops become frozen．Many drops may freeze 23 to form balls of ice；these ice balls，or hailstones，then 24 to earth．
During the storm in Dubuque，the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘) 25 the air along with raindrops．When some of these frogs became covered with ice，both hailstones and“frog-stones”fell onto the ground．
A．that B．how C．why D．if
A．careless B．blind C．dead D．real
A．hill B．tower C．sky D．building
A．cats B．frogs C．dogs D．birds
A．stopped B．enjoyed C．began D．forgot
A．popular B．terrible C．weekly D．common
A．divided B．added C．changed D．caught
A．together B．alone C．so D．almost
A．hold B．lose C．keep D．fall
A．from B．into C．after D．by
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On Sunday morning, I usually get up very late. I wash my face and then go out to do morning exercises. It is about 8.20 a. m. After I eat my __1__, I often go to a shopping centre __2__ my mother. The shopping centre is __3__ our home, so we walk ___4____. It takes us about 20 minutes to get there on foot. The shopping centre has a good __5__. It is called “阳光购物中心” in Chinese. It doesn’t have an __6__ name. Can you __7___ it in English? It is new __8__ big. __9__ many things there, such as TVs, fridges, bikes, computers, clothes, books, food and drinks. There are many __10__ there. There are men and women, old and __11__. Parents must __12__ their children. The shopping centre is so big. Young children may get lost (迷失) in it. __13_ do many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Let me tell you. The things there are usually good and __14__. The workers there are always nice and friendly. If you come to my home, I can take __15__ there and have a look.
A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．dinner
A．for B．to C．with D．of
A．near B．into C．at D．from
A．it B．there C．to there D．the centre
A．flower B．place C．name D．room
A．old B．big C．English D．French
A．say B．speak C．talk D．tell
A．but B．with C．and D．or
A．There is B．There are C．They are D．They're
A．students B．people C．children D．teachers
A．tall B．short C．young D．small
A．look after B．look for C．look at D．look like
A．What B．Who C．Why D．When
A．expensive B．cheap C．big D．new
A．you B．them C．him D．her
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There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially（尤其） the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so 1 . The mother 2 that she would help her sons to do 3 in school by herself. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to 4 a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked 5 anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 6 . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his.
7 whispered and wondered. “He 8 said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only 9 the rock, but also said a lot about it. He 10 other rocks in its group and even knew 11 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were 12 . Ben had learned this from doing one of his book 13 .
Later Ben became the 14 student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and 15 became one of the best doctors in the United States.
A．clever B．difficult C．slow D．quick
A．seemed B．decided C．wondered D．told
A．well B．bad C．right D．good
A．see B．find C．read D．buy
A．that B．if C．how D．why
A．think B．leave C．ask D．answer
A．classmates B．students C．teachers D．friends
A．always B．ever C．sometimes D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．heard
A．said B．told C．called D．named
A．whether B．what C．where D．why
A．afraid B．amazed C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．slow C．low D．rich
A．at first B．at the end C．at last D．now
Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This __1__ always tells me the importance of time in my life.
It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the __2__ to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there __3__ 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon __4__ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and __5__ to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.
I was very worried that my father would be __6__ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not __7__ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say __8__. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He __9__ very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even __10__ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not __11__ my uncle. This will __12__ happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to _13__ and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of him.”
The watch has been with me for 12 years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of __14__ I learned from it. It tells me to respect __15__ and never be late to do what I have promised to.
A．watch B．clock C．bell D．time
A．hotel B．station C．bus stop D．airport
A．before B．from C．after D．to
A．though B．because C．and D．so
A．moved B．turned C．hurried D．flew
A．happy B．angry C．sorry D．lucky
A．look up B．look for C．look at D．look after
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．is B．was C．does D．did
A．funnier B．louder C．happier D．lower
A．waking up B．giving up C．picking up D．putting up
A．always B．never C．often D．usually
A．you B．him C．them D．me
A．what B．that C．which D．who
A．culture B．friendship C．time D．family
Many people think the more time is spent, the __1___work will be done, so students have to spend the whole __2_doing school work except the three meals .It is __3__to see students struggling (奋斗) in a sea of school work both at school and ___4___.Modern students usually have a lot of ___5___.They love music and sports .They like reading books and watching TV. A 6 weekend can get them away from too much school work and they can do __7__they like .But teachers don’t think so. 8 students have too much schoolwork and they have_9_ time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework, so they usually don’t do their weekend homework __10__Sunday night. But there is not enough time for much work, students have to finish it __11__.The weekend homework often makes teachers angry. Things always get __12__without right ideas, too much school work makes students _13_ interests in learning, and it’s also bad for their health. A horse runs faster after a _14_. But for students only rest is not enough .So such a condition should be _15__ to give students both pleasure and knowledge .Please give students less homework
and leave them more free time .
A．less B．more C．lest D．most
A．day B．morning C．afternoon D．week
A．never B．common C．glad D．hardly
A．in class B．in the office C．at home D．in hospital
A．books B．hobbies C．sports D．friends
A．two days B．two day’s C．two-day D．two-days
A．who B．where C．why D．what
A．Unless B．If C．Though D．So
A．enough B．no C．a good D．much
A．until B．when C．at D．on
A．good B．poor C．carelessly D．happily
A．better B．afraid C．worse D．wonderful
A．lose B．have C．add D．take
A．minute B．moment C．meal D．rest
A．kept B．changed C．same D．difficult
Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. It’s getting __31 ,” she thought. “I should go home.”
She wanted to know how her __32 would react（反应）, when she __33 home after the three days she was missing（失踪）.
It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her. _34_ had taken care of the outside garden for __35 days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything __36 and tidy（整洁的）. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the _37 _. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written __38 her father. __39 said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching(搜寻).” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?
She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her __40 was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so _ 41 , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up __42 she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.
When Jennifer _43_, something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away _ 44 . She was on her own bed.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __45 us all very, very worried.”
A．early B．late C．warm D．angry
A．father B．mother C．parents D．teachers
A．got B．left C．wanted D．missed
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．many B．lots of C．a few D．much
A．clean B．dirty C．quiet D．busy
A．school B．room C．house D．library
A．with B．in C．by D．at
A．They B．It C．He D．She
A．mother B．father C．friend D．sister
A．happy B．tired C．interested D．relaxed
A．and B．so C．but D．although
A．got up B．woke up C．put up D．clean up
A．out B．on C．of D．in
A．had B．let C．made D．gave